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Concert Season: 2019-2020

Russia Distilled: Tchaikovsky’s Francesca da Rimini (SOLD OUT)

Friday, February 22, 2019
Doors open at 6:45 pm
Lecture and Vodka tasting from 7:00-9:00 PM
ArtSpace, 51 South Spring Street, Elgin

Irina Del Genio and John Schwartz, speakers

The dynamic duo of Irina Del Genio and John Schwartz will explore Russian culture at the time Tchaikovsky composed Francesca da Rimini, a wildly romantic tone poem about two lovers doomed to Dante’s Inferno. Includes Russian vodka samples, Russian tea and zakuski, or snacks.

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Cirque Magnifique! Auction and Fundraiser

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Sunday, April 28, 2019
12:30pm to 3:00pm

The St. Charles Country Club
1250 Country Club Road, St. Charles, IL 60174

Free Open Rehearsal: Concert for the “Common Man”

Friday, May 3, 2019
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Rehearsal starts at 7:15 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

Andrew Grams, conductor

Online registration is required in advance.  Limit four tickets per household.  No onsite registration accepted.  Please print email confirmation to gain entry on day-of event.

Liszt & Rachmaninoff

The Elgin Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 70th season with Liszt & Rachmaninoff.

September 13 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theater for Music & Dance

September 14 at 7:30 pm
September 15 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

Symphony at 70

Join us in celebrating our 70th ANNIVERSARY SEASON with a pre & post show party!

September 14 starting at 6:00 pm
September 15 starting at 12:30 pm
Heritage Ballroom

Bravo Broadway!

BRAVO BROADWAY! is an exciting and wildly popular evening of Tony-winning favorites performed by stars from the Broadway stage along with our very own Elgin Symphony Orchestra.

October 4 at 7:30 pm
Prairie Center for the Arts

October 5 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

Inside the Music of Ravel

Inside the Music: Ravel’s Mother Goose Ballet

November 1 at 7:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

Join the ESO and Music Director Andrew Grams for a deeper look at Ravel’s Mother Goose Ballet with Inside The Music.

Bolero! Chabrier, Edwards & Ravel

This remarkable journey of music, culture, and fantasy will leave you with a deeper appreciation of the world around you.

November 2 at 7:30 pm
November 3 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

November 4 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theater for Music & Dance

Bach & Dvořák

Bach & Dvořák

Imagine a jam session with some of the greatest composers of all time, and you would get this performance of Bach, Stravinsky, and Dvorak.

November 23 at 7:30 pm
November 24 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

The Nutcracker

Local dancers and actors share the stage with seasoned professionals to create an inclusive production full of elaborate and enchanting surprises.

December 7 @ 2:00 pm
December 7 @ 7:00 pm
December 8 @ 2:00 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

Deck the Halls Holiday Concert

Deck the Halls Holiday Concert

An Elgin Holiday Tradition! The ESO’s Deck The Halls Holiday Concert is a community sing-a-long for the entire family!

December 14 at 2:30 pm
December 14 at 7:30 pm
December 15 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

Magnificent Mozart

Magnificent Mozart

The ESO’s Magnificent Mozart gives the audience a glimpse into the brilliance that was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart.

January 10 at 7:30 pm
Prairie Center for the Arts

January 11 at 7:30 pm
January 12 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

Abbey Road: The Beatles with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra

Abbey Road: The Beatles

Join the ESO and Jeans ‘n Classics as they perform the best-selling Beatles album – Abbey Road

January 24 at 7:30 pm
Harris Theater for Music & Dance

January 25 at 7:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

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Free Open Rehearsal: The Power of Fate

ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED FOR THIS EVENT.

Friday, February 7, 2020
Doors open at 6:30 pm
Rehearsal starts at 7:15 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

Andrew Grams, conductor

Verdi, Strauss & Wagner

The Power of Fate: Verdi, Strauss & Wagner

Love, revenge, war, and reflection are all themes that come to life in this intense, heart-stopping performance.

February 8 at 7:30 pm
February 9 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

Mariachi!

The ESO is excited to collaborate with Mariachi Acero for this one of a kind performance.

March 7 at 7:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

Debussy and Brahms

Before Marvin Gaye, there was Debussy & Brahms. Andrew Grams and the musicians of the ESO will light the fires of love.

April 4 at 7:30 pm
April 5 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

The Planets

Season Finale: The Planets

Experience the celestial finale of the 70th season with Music Director Andrew Grams, the ESO and the Elgin Master Chorale

May 2 at 7:30 pm
May 3 at 2:30 pm
Hemmens Cultural Center

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